The National Assembly has agreed to continue reducing value-added tax (VAT) by 2% for groups of goods and services from July 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024.

The section has a total length of 128.8km and investment of VNĐ25.54 trillion (US$1 billion).

The Government plans to allocate $38.5 million for the Gia Binh airport project, $77 million for the Tuyen Quang - Ha Giang expressway project, and $58.46 million for two projects of the Supreme People's Court.

The National Assembly has passed the Law on Road Traffic Safety, which includes a strict prohibition on driving with any alcohol concentration in the blood or breath.

The National Assembly has given the green light for establishing a Da Nang free trade zone connected to Lien Chieu Seaport.

Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra affirmed that the Government ensures the total funding demand increases to VND913,300 billion when increasing the basic wage by 30% and related policies.

National assembly deputies are concerned that failing to tax small-value imported goods sold through platforms like Shopee, Lazada, Tiki, and TikTok could lead to substantial revenue losses for the state budget.

The National Assembly is scheduled to give opinions and pass 10 bills in the last working week of the seventh session, starting on June 24.

Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Dang Quoc Khanh believes that if the Land Law takes effect earlier than planned, this will help the property market, free up land resources, and speed up public investment and social housing projects.

Vietnam should think of setting up and maintaining Vietnamese cultural centers overseas and seek enthusiastic people to run the centers, according to National Assembly deputy Nguyen Lan Hieu.

In response to concerns about the significant investment of more than VND 256,000 billion for the National Target Program on Cultural Development, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung provided clarification on June 19.

On the afternoon of June 17, Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc submitted the draft Law on Value Added Tax (amended) to the National Assembly.

During the session on June 12 afternoon, the National Assembly Standing Committee reviewed amendments and supplements to several articles of the Law on Guards.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung says the national flower and national costume of Vietnam have not been determined because his ministry’s proposals have not been approved.

During the National Assembly sessions in the last week of May, deputies highlighted the urgent need for a comprehensive overhaul of administrative procedures.

Stressing that it is necessary to consider digital technology as the major management force in cyberspace, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung supports the idea of using technology to control technology.

As many as 96 foreign suppliers, including Facebook, Google and TikTok, have registered their business and paid tax on their e-commerce profits via the Ministry of Finance’s (MOF) electronic information portal, totaling VND15.6 trillion.

Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Dang Quoc Khanh on June 4 answered the National Assembly’s inquiries on solutions to research, exploitation and use of minerals as building materials, and rare and precious resources and minerals.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan said at the ongoing National Assembly session that there should be a statement to farmers that Vietnam is not a country with water abundance and water will become scarcer.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung has put forward a number of solutions aimed at developing Vietnamese tourism services on par with regional levels at the ongoing sitting of the National Assembly.